Portable support for cameras.



G. LANDIS; PORTABLE SUPPORTFOR CAMERAS. APPLICATION min AUG.2. isle.

1,236,947. Patenlted Augu ll. 1911.

IIIIIIlIIl/II'IIIMIII STATES oarica.

GIO'VBGE'LAIIDIQ or nuem'omieom To all 'iohom may camera Be itknown that I, Gtenen La'nprs a citi-" zen of the United States, resi atdilugene, in the county of Lane, tate of regon, have invented a new and useful Porta pottforCameras; and I" do hereby-declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the .art' to which it ap ertains to make and use the same.

his invention relates to an improved portable support for cameras, in other words a photographic attachment for a port! as to take in, the object to be the trigger ofthe support or firearm, for

. and combinations of parts as hereinafter set able support resembling: firearm, whereby a ta photograph may be en of an object, by

v holding and aiming the supportin a manner similar to holding and aiming a One of the objects of the invention is to provide J means for ,adjusting the camera with relation to the 'support,"so that the camera may be held arallel with the su ort or the barrel of t e firearm, so that t e eld ofthe camera will be of such'a-"range Ph g p e when the support is aimed;

provide means attached to and actuated by actuating the shutter ofthe camera;

' In practical fields the details'bf construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope-of what is claimed.

The'invention comprises further features forth, shown in the drawings, and claimed. In the. drawings a Figure lbiiisnavleimriiective 21f]: sup: port resem ,a owing cam.- era attached thereto. a c v Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewon line 2-2.0:

Fig. 3 isa'sectional view online of ronrunn sur'ronr i on 0mm.

Specification of Letters remit.

a numaauaw more. sea-man acs.

I the barrel 3, and 4 denotes the camera. Se- 1e Supject to be photographed, 'port in a manner similar -to aiming a 1 arm. A cord, wire or the like 13 is attached A further object of the invention is w there being a bolt 28. through -slot 20 and 10a. nut 24,-whereby the a vpro'vided witha win field the camera will ro "band 25 is 'toprevent V or Patented Aug. 14,1911;

- Rem-lin moreespecially to the drawings 1 designates the sup ort as a whole, which resembles a firearm aving the stock 2 and p cured by screws 5 to the top of the camera are-the'lateraHy extending ears 6' of the downwardly extending arms 7 which are provided with slots' 8. A pain of straps 9 are bent to. fit the barrel of the support and to form the spaced ear-s10, between which the slotted arms I are arranged, there being bolts 11 passing through the ears and through the slots and rovided with winged nuts 12 for holdin t 0 parts together. It is to be noted that y provision'ofthe bolts 11 and the nuts 12 and the slotted arms 7, the camera may be so. ad'usted that it may be arranged in proper alinement with the barrel of the support or firearm, so that the camera may be focused pbroperly on the oby aiming the supto the trigger 14 in any suitable manner,- and is passed through the eye 15 and has its forward end connected to a member 16v for j actuating the shutter- (not shown) of the camera. After adjusting the camera in its proper position, the sup rt maybe aimed, the trigger pulled a an the member 16 (whichin turn operates theshutter, not. shown) is actuated by the cord or wire 13 Y thereby photograp ing the :ob'ect towardwhichthe sugport'is Figs 4 a segment 17 aving1 a laterallgmextending" portion-18- is provided. In case the .portion 18 is secured 'by screws 19 to the 'to of the camera. The Y vi ed with a curved slot 20. .In 1!" L4 only a singlestrap 21 is bent to fit the arrel of cut 17 is prothesupport, and between the 22 ofsaid single strap21 the segment 17 is arrangacll,

e ears and through thegcurv camera me be hel inadjusted positions, a

' e1 with the-\support; that the in the object to be ghot gmp. thelob band 21 and e barrelof the seaport a felt e band 21 uring the from acre 7 barrel of the my p support. A member 26 m se-, cured by screws tothe'stock of theaipno.

adjacent the plate 26 as .to receive a bulb 30, the tube 31 of which is connected to the member 32, which in turn actuates the shutter (not shown) of the camera. This tube 31 extends through an aperture 33 of the plate 29. It is'to be noted that by pressing the late 29 toward the'member or gate 26,,the ulb will be compressed, whi in turn will pneumatically actuate the shutter of the camera for photographing an object.

Arranged within each band or strap 9 is a band of felt 34, to prevent-scratching of the barrel of the support.

actual firearm instead of'a support which adapted togbe held outw ly from the The camera by means of the improved de taching means may be connected to "an only resembles the firearm, so that the object to, be shot by the firearm, may first be photographed. Y

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is:-

Ina portable supgmrt for-a hand camera,

the combination Q an elo d support barrel of the support.

shoulder and a camera, of means for adjustably connecting said camera to the outer end of said support, whereby the camera may be parallel vwith the barrel of the support, and means connecting. the trigger of said support and the shutter actuating member of the camera said attaching means comprising a an upwardly extendin plate carried by the In testimony whereof I have signed m name to this specification in the of two subscribing witnesses. g r GEORGELANDIS.

Witnesses:

' IRA M. Lnmrs, A S. D. ,Amkmw. 

